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Washington, D.C., Summit to Spotlight Multiple Solutions to the Rising Cost of Higher Education

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 12:00 CST

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Washington, D.C., Summit to Spotlight Multiple Solutions to The Rising Cost of Higher Education

WHAT: College Costs: Making Opportunity Affordable is a national summit sponsored by Lumina Foundation for Education, in collaboration with the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy and nearly 60 partner organizations representing K-12 and higher education, business, philanthropy, government, students and parents. The summit is the first in a series of events to develop and implement higher education policies and practices that can lower the cost of higher education, which rose 240 percent between 1986 and 2004, according to a recent GAO report.

The summit will spotlight a number of promising solutions submitted in response to Lumina Foundation for Education's policy brief, Collision Course: Rising Costs Threaten America's Future, which outlined the problem of rising costs and suggested multiple strategies for addressing the problem.

WHO: Speakers representing federal and state policymakers, as well as the business community and higher education officials will be featured. Thomas L. Friedman, columnist for The New York Times and author of the highly acclaimed, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century will be the luncheon speaker Other presenters include U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, Tom Luce, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education, former North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and former Michigan Gov. John Engler, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark and several other education leaders.

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

MEDIA IS WELCOME, BY INVITATION.

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access and success in education beyond high school. Through grants for research, innovation, communication, and evaluation, as well as policy education and leadership development, Lumina Foundation addresses issues that affect access and educational attainment among all students, particularly underserved student groups, including adult learners. The Foundation bases its mission on the belief that postsecondary education remains one of the most beneficial investments that individuals can make in them, and that society can make in its people. For more details on the Foundation, visit its Web site at http://www.luminafoundation.org .

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Source: U.S. Newswire

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